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government after Hurricane Harvey</h2><figure name="b456" id="b456" class="graf graf--figure graf-after--h4"><div class="aspectRatioPlaceholder is-locked" style="max-width: 700px; max-height: 700px;"><div class="aspectRatioPlaceholder-fill" style="padding-bottom: 100%;"></div><img class="graf-image" data-image-id="1*QWojQnFXVoiaoe-UNUsVGw.jpeg" data-width="2448" data-height="2448" data-action="zoom" data-action-value="1*QWojQnFXVoiaoe-UNUsVGw.jpeg" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*QWojQnFXVoiaoe-UNUsVGw.jpeg"></div><figcaption class="imageCaption">Texas State Capitol Rotunda (Austin, TX)</figcaption></figure><p name="2df4" id="2df4" class="graf graf--p graf-after--figure">When my parents announced that we would be moving from California to Texas, my 13 year-old self immediately envisioned a wild west that was identical to the frontiers of John Wayne movies. I fully expected that we would be living in a bleak country town, with tumbleweeds blowing bleakly across the otherwise empty horizon. I quickly discovered, though, that Texas is far more diverse than I had given it credit for. Sure, there are still vast expanses of nothing where the sky goes on forever. But, Texas is home to major urban areas like Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and — of course! — Austin. Texas is also an incredibly diverse state: every race and major world religion is represented here.</p><p name="bf1e" id="bf1e" class="graf graf--p graf-after--p">Perhaps unsurprisingly, our state is experiencing significant growing pains as we struggle to build an identity that reflects this diversity and fully represents every Texan. Recently, federal judges invalidated two Texas congressional districts, finding that Hispanic voters were “intentionally deprived of their opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice.”[1]</p><figure name="6f9a" id="6f9a" class="graf graf--figure graf--layoutOutsetLeft graf-after--p"><div class="aspectRatioPlaceholder is-locked" style="max-width: 525px; max-height: 525px;"><div class="aspectRatioPlaceholder-fill" style="padding-bottom: 100%;"></div><img class="graf-image" data-image-id="1*vvXTisWb2jWeHILgfruuRw.jpeg" data-width="3264" data-height="3264" data-action="zoom" data-action-value="1*vvXTisWb2jWeHILgfruuRw.jpeg" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1200/1*vvXTisWb2jWeHILgfruuRw.jpeg"></div><figcaption class="imageCaption">NRG Center (Houston, TX)</figcaption></figure><p name="cdc7" id="cdc7" class="graf graf--p graf-after--figure">The recent landfall of Hurricane Harvey has reminded Texas of the essential function that all levels of government fulfill in preparing, warning, and helping citizens throughout emergency situations. Over the course of the past week, citizens in communities across the state and the country have unified to help the victims of Harvey. While this outpouring of support has been incredible, the Gulf region will nonetheless require federal aid as it grapples with the widespread impact of Harvey’s subsequent devastation. Because our identity is so tied to the ideal of limited local control, our “new normal” in the aftermath of Harvey will likely push Texas to re-evaluate the relationship between the state and national levels of government. This newfound dependence on the assistance of the national government undoubtedly adds another dimension to the growing pains that we are already experiencing.</p><figure name="30f8" id="30f8" class="graf graf--figure graf-after--p"><div class="aspectRatioPlaceholder is-locked" style="max-width: 700px; max-height: 466px;"><div class="aspectRatioPlaceholder-fill" style="padding-bottom: 66.5%;"></div><img class="graf-image" data-image-id="1*pjWd2Z_9pRaZfut3uK4OBQ.jpeg" data-width="2164" data-height="1440" data-is-featured="true" data-action="zoom" data-action-value="1*pjWd2Z_9pRaZfut3uK4OBQ.jpeg" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*pjWd2Z_9pRaZfut3uK4OBQ.jpeg"></div><figcaption class="imageCaption">The Alamo (San Antonio, TX)</figcaption></figure><p name="0a96" id="0a96" class="graf graf--p graf-after--figure">Unquestionably, growing pains like these are uncomfortable. Texans are not proud that we have struggled with drawing representative districts. 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